A GFE client pays for time spent with a call girl, which can include social interaction, dating, or sexual acts.

Under the pseudonym "Chelsea Rayne", Christine works as a high-end escort specializing in providing "the girlfriend experience" (GFE), an array of sexual and other associated services intended to make the client feel both sexually and emotionally satisfied.

And so the finale ends with Christine alone in the hotel room. Derrick has already left. Gordon is nowhere to be found. She's masturbating alone, unable to get off, surrounded by all the trappings of what sex and beauty have brought: money, control, and very little satisfaction.

Riley Keough earned a Golden Globe nomination for her performance in the series. The Girlfriend Experience was shot in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and London, England, UK. Filming also took place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.